Guide

Make Claude Code keep going until your tests pass

Published 24 October 2026

A dark terminal window showing the /goal command with a finish line about tests passing

Short answerType /goal followed by a finish line such as all tests pass. After every turn a small model checks the goal, and Claude starts another turn if it is not met. Add or stop after 20 turns as a safety limit.

Claude Code normally stops after each answer and waits for you. /goal changes that: you say what "done" looks like, and it keeps going until that is true.

Set a goal

Terminal

/goal all tests in test/auth pass and the lint step is clean

After every turn, a second small model checks your finish line. If it is not met yet, Claude starts another turn by itself. When it is met, the goal clears.

Write a finish line Claude can prove

Good: a test result, an exit code, an empty list. Weak: "make it better", because nothing can prove that.

Always add a safety limit

Terminal

/goal npm test exits 0 or stop after 20 turns

Without a limit, a goal that can never be met could keep running.

Check or stop it

Terminal

/goal
/goal clear

/goal on its own shows progress. /goal clear stops it.

Permissions still apply

/goal does not change your permission mode. In manual mode Claude still asks before running commands. For hands-off runs, use auto mode, and only in a project where that is safe.